CVE-2011-5181 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickdesk.php in ClickDesk Live Support - Live Chat plugin 2.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the cdwidgetid parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 10.43% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| clickdesk | clickdesk live support-live chat plugin |
| wordpress | wordpress |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WordPress Plugin ClickDesk Live Support 2.0 - 'cdwidget' Cross-Site Scripting | 2011-11-23 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/77338
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/clickdesk-live-support-chat-plugin/changelog/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71469
- http://osvdb.org/77338
- http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/clickdesk-live-support-chat-plugin/changelog/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520624/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50778
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71469
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